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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3750
4450
4400
6250
3300
3350
3300
3300
3350
3400
4550
3350
3350
3350
3550
km/h
5
W
15
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
25
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
10
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
1
4
4
7
—
—
—
—
1
5
—
1
1
 mm
0.2
0.1
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
4
2
5
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
-3
2
3
-3
-2
-1
-3
min °C
0
4
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
-4
-4
-2
-5
 chill °C
-2
1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-6
-7
-9
-5
-6
-9
-9
-6
-8
Freezing level m
3650
4300
4000
3950
4250
3950
3950
3650
3700
3700
4000
3250
3500
4050
3150
3050
3550
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24232211111-311-4-3-2-4696866555662561241
Sunrise
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
39 km N
2330m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
41 km S
2352m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
0 km
Low: overcast
Buena Vista Airport
72 km E
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
16 km
83 km N
1991m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Fog -.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
1 km
Low: overcast
87 km ESE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Montrose Airport
94 km SW
1747m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
94 km NE
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.